Stock door



Jan. 15 1924.

H. H. PALS` STCK DOOR Filed S'ept. 18 1922 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STOCK DOOR.

Application tiled September 18, 1922. Serial No. 588,982.

T0 all `whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY H. PALS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meservey. in the county of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful vStock Door, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to im rovements in swinging doors and particular y to that type of swinging doors used in stock pens and the like, which are held normally yieldingly in a medial osition and which are capable of swinging 1n either direction.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a door` of extremely cheap construction, which however, will be of such character that stock cannot be injured by projectingr parts and which may be readily assembled and placed in position.

For the purpose of disclosin my invention I have illustrated one embo iment thereof in the accompanying drawings in which;

Fig. l, is a side elevation of a door partially in section and embodying my invention;

Fig. 2, is'a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure l;

Fig. 3, is a plan view;

Fig. 4, is a partial end elevation partially in section and showing the door open;

Fig. 5, is a detail partly in section of the end shield, and

Fig. 6, is a detail section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

As illustrated in the drawings the door frame l may be either an integral or structural part of a stall, fence, door, partition, or the like. The swinging door 2 is formed of a plurality of boards 3 held together by rods 4 which pass through the boards horizontally. The pivot edge of the door is preferably concaved as at 5 to form a seat for the pivot rod 6. This rod is tubular in form and extends from end to end of the dooi` :md at suitable intervals is provided at its outer surface with openings 7 to permit the insertion therethrough of the clamping rods 4. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 these rods extend through the pivot rod having their heads 8 engaging the pivot rod and at their opposite ends are provided with tap nuts 9 whereby by tightening the nuts 9 the boards 3 comprising the door are securely held together and the hollow pivot rod 6 held in its seat on the edge of the door. At each end of the pivot rod 6 l provide pivot pins 10 which are preferably formed on plates 11 and project into the pivot rod. These plates are secured to the top and bottom portion of the Jframe and with the pivot pins l() inserted in the rod at the top and bottom of the pivot rod as illustrated, provides spacers to slightly separate the top and bottom of the door from thi` frame and also wear plates for the pivot rod.

The free end of the door is provided with a shield 13 preferably formed of metal and being U-shaped in cross section so that a rounded edge 14 is provided. The two legs of the shield straddle the edge of the door and are secured to the doo-r by bolts 15 passin through horizontal slots formed in the shield. The provision of the slots permits of a lateral adjustment of the shield so that same may be very nicely adjusted with respect to the side member of the frame. This shield forms a hollow edge member which accommodates the weight 16 secured to the end of a cable 17, the opposite end 1S of which is secured in the frame immediately above the shield. This weight and cable tend to hold the door in its medial position but at the same time permit the door to yield in either direction under pressure, bringing the door however, back to its closed position as soon as said pressure is removed.

For locking in closed position I provide a pin 19 which asses through the trame and into a socket 1n the door.

I claim as my invention:

1. A swinging door formed of a plurality of boards placed edge to edge, a hollow hinge rod extending along the rear edge of the door and clamping bolts extending laterally through said rod and the boards, for clamping the boards together and holding the hinge rod in position.

2. A door formed of a plurality of boards arranged edge to edge, the hinge edge of said door being concaved, a hollow hinge rod seating in said concave portion and a plurality of bolts extending through said boards and rod to clamp the boards together and secure the rod in position.

3. A swin ing door formed of a plurality' of boards p aced ed e to edge, a hollow hin e rod, bolts exten ing through said rod andg door to clamp the boards together and secure the rod in position, and a` U shaped sheet metal shield secured over the free edge of the door.

4. A door comprising afraineyai swinging door supported in said 'freine comprising u plurality ol boards placed edge to edge, zi hollow hinge rod arranged at one edge of the door. bolts passing through said rofl und the door to clamp the boards of the door together und hold the hinge rod in position. :i hollow U shaped shield secured over the free edge of the door and having its front portion spaced apart from the trimt edge of the door to torin a channehiuul :l Cable having its upper end secured to the traine and its opposite end se cured to u Weight operating in said channel :ind arranged to yieldingly hold the door in u medial position.

5. A swinging Wooden door, a tubular hinge rod extending along the side edge of the door, and clamping bolts extending transversely through said rod end door for securing said rod and door in xed relation to euch other.

6. A swinging door having its hinge edge eonezwed, e tubular hinge rod seating in said conoavity, and clamping bolts extending-transversely through said rod and door Jfor securing seid rofl :1nd door in fixed relation to each other.

7. A door structure comprising a trame, a pair ot inwardlyprojeeting stub shafts secured to eziiil frame, a tubular roel journnled on said shafts, u Wooden door, and clamping bolts extending transversely through said rod and door Afor securing said rod und door in fixed relation to each other.

In Witness Where, l, HENRY H. PALS, have hereunto set my hand at Sheffield, Iowa, this 12th day of September, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

HENRY H. PALS. 

